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rowds in the Goodson Recreation Center gym exercised their creative eye as a slew of local artisans put their work on display for the annual Arts and Crafts Fair on Dec. 1.

Carol and Charlie Stepp, a married couple from Littleton, ran a table stocked with colorful casserole carriers — all handmade, all reversible, Carol Stepp said.

“I named them all — they’re my children,” said Stepp, 61, whose husband does the fabric cutting to go with her sewing.

“I have a partner in crime,” she said. The Stepps’ business is called Creative Dragonfly.

A few steps away, Makena Slater, also from Littleton, had an assortment of quilts on display and calls her business Just Sew Life.

“I ran out of people to give (my quilts) to, friends and family, so I thought I’d get them out to more people,” said Slater, 30.

Slater, who has made quilts for about two years, made her first appearance at the Goodson fair.

“I’m pretty happy with the day,” she said.

Magdolna Bodor, 62, talks about her wreaths Dec. 1 at the annual Goodson Recreation Center Arts and Crafts Fair. She started out making them as a hobby and made some for friends. “I had so much inventory — I had to figure out how to share my love of nice things and sell some,” said Bodor, of Denver. “My husband says I need to clear the basement,” she added with a laugh.

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From left, Donna and Scott Marsh, from Englewood, clean up their exhibit Dec. 1 at the annual Goodson Recreation Center Arts and Crafts Fair. Scott, 70, and Donna, 65, both make the crafts, including greeting cards that are created using melted wax, called encaustic. “It’s very unique,” Scott Marsh said.

Carol Stepp, 61, holds up one of her crafts Dec. 1 at the annual Goodson Recreation Center Arts and Crafts Fair. “This is our second year doing craft fairs,” said Stepp, alongside her husband. “It’s well organized.” Their business, Creative Dragonfly, can be reached at 720-231-5878.

Makena Slater, from Littleton, stands with her quilts Dec. 1 the annual Goodson Recreation Center Arts and Crafts Fair. She calls her business, on Etsy, Just Sew Life.

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Ceremony a ‘beautiful moment’ for new citizens Naturalization event held for youths from around metro area

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group of 51 youths from around the Denver area became United States citizens Nov. 30 at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Centennial.

The naturalization ceremony, which took place on the final day of National Adoption Awareness Month, marked the end of a long journey for many of the new citizens, who ranged in age from 4 to 17. The ceremony recognized children who obtained citizenship through their parents, either through adoption or after their parents became citizens through naturalization.

Stephanie Logan, of Golden, watched as her son, Lazarus, 12, originally from Ghana in West Africa, received his certificate as a citizen. Lazarus has lived in the United States since 2014. Logan and her husband, Cedric, have three other children, Elliot, Audrey and Naomi.

“It’s been a real adventure from the outset,” Logan said.

“Always lots of surprises for us, but just a joy for us as a family to learn about each other and to grow and connect together. This for us solidifies that family-ness. This is the last piece of paperwork that has our family name on it together. It’s just a really beautiful moment.”

Naturalization is a process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established

by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The USCIS welcomes about 750,000 citizens during naturalization ceremonies each year.

The children received certificates recognizing their citizenship once they completed an oath and pledge of allegiance. A video message from the president congratulating the new citizens was played as well.

Logan said she felt excited and relieved once her son received his certificate.

“There’s a certain atmosphere around immigrants today that makes it a really big moment to have his citizenship and to know he is permanently accounted for,” Logan said.

The ceremony came during a time of much controversy surrounding undocumented

After receiving his citizenship certificate, Griffin Walugembe smiles down at the document.

The group of young new citizens rises to say the Oath of Allegiance and pledge to honor the United States.

TAYLORE TODD immigrants coming into the United States, primarily from Mexico. President Donald Trump has led initiatives to attempt to tighten security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The 51 new citizens hail from all over the world, including Australia, Burma, Canada, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia.

“We’re really happy,” said Fred Canales.

His daughter, Heydi Canales Zabala, 10, received her certificate during the ceremony.

The family moved to Denver from El Salvador in 2012.

“My father is a citizen too, now my daughter,” Fred Ca-

nales said. “It’s really nice to be a citizen. And we’re really happy.”

The Certificate of Citizenship serves as evidence of a person’s, or their child’s, U.S. citizenship. The certificates are only issued to people who were born abroad but are U.S. citizens at birth through their parents or who became citizens after birth, but before the age of 18.

Former Colorado Rockies third baseman Vinny Castilla spoke to the children and their families during the ceremony telling his journey to become a United States citizen. Castilla, originally from Mexico, was naturalized in Centennial last month. Afterward, Castilla took photos and signed autographs for the kids and their families.

Castilla spoke about his

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Vinny Castilla, former major league baseball player for the Colorado Rockies, gives a speech to a group of children preparing to become naturalized citizens. Castilla, from Mexico, received his Certificate of Citizenship through naturalization in October and spoke about the opportunities living in America has provided him. NICK PUCKETT

Lazarus Logan, 12, of Golden, with his mother Stephanie, prepares to receive his Certificate of Citizenship during a Nov. 30 naturalization ceremony in Centennial.

NICK PUCKETT dream to play in Major League Baseball and how coming to America has helped him realize that childhood dream.

“I was so happy to become

an American, because I am so thankful to this country,” Castilla said. “I’m very thankful to this country and grateful what this country has done for me.”

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City lays out vision for upcoming 20 years ‘NEXT’ comprehensive plan aims to tackle density, aging retail centers

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Centennial isn’t 20 years old yet, but in a time of changing development in the Denver metro area, the city is looking toward its next two decades with a plan to guide — rather than stop — the winds of change.

Residents have expressed concern about more density coming to the city, as a few comments showed in the more than 2,000 surveys collected for input on the plan.

“No more housing! Traffic out here has become a nightmare,” one comment read. “No no no more shopping, townhomes, condos or houses.”

“Must we ‘develop’ everything!” another said.

Others echoed those sentiments, and increasing residential density got less support than other development options across surveys for the Centennial NEXT comprehensive plan. The nearly 400-page document, approved by the Centennial City Council unanimously Nov. 5, had been in the works for more than two years and received input from roughly 2,000 citizen responses.

A comprehensive plan can affect a

WHY DOES A COMP PLAN MATTER? Centennial NEXT is a comprehensive plan, engaging the public in outlining a vision for the city between now and 2040. The city’s first plan was adopted in 2004.

Comprehensive plans set priorities and standards for development — for example, pushing for creative architecture, enhancing parks or historic areas, or creating public spaces, according to the city. They lay out what kind of development a city wants to encourage in certain areas.

For example, outreach about the plan led to recommending that shopping

centers surrounded by neighborhoods should transition to a “healthy mix of retail, office, entertainment and residential uses,” according to the city.

The plan itself is not a change to the city’s laws, but it will likely influence updates in 2019 to the land development code — the rules for what can be built where, in zoning districts.

Friction arose in 2018 between residents and city officials over certain development plans. But once the city sets rules in a land development code, it generally cannot deny

city’s priorities for economic development, housing, parks and open space, and transportation.

But development isn’t all up to the city government — growth is inevitable unless owners of vacant property decide not to develop their land, said Derek Holcomb, deputy director of community development for Centennial.

“Rather than stopping additional development from occurring, the city is taking proactive steps to guide new

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development that meets those standards, even if citizens object to it. A temporary ban, or moratorium — such as the one Centennial enacted for hotel uses in March — is a rare step for a city to take.

But citizens, by giving input on the plan and potential code changes, may bridge conflicts between residents and city policy.

The city gave surveys at inperson events and online.

Since May 2016, it took in about 2,200 surveys, and more than 75,000 people saw content related to Centennial NEXT on social media outlets.

development and redevelopment in a sensible and desirable manner,” Holcomb said.

Centennial NEXT sets priorities for everything from underused shopping centers to affordable housing to accessory dwelling units. Here’s a look at some main takeaways from the plan.

‘Main street’ development Despite the aversion some residents have to density, people showed overwhelming support for “main street” and “mixed-use retail/housing” development concepts, Holcomb said.

Such mixed-use developments generally could have retail on the ground level and housing above, and main-street areas could include similar setups, with office or retail uses, according to the possibilities the plan gathered feedback on.

“Those developments tend to create opportunities for unique and memorable experiences and evoke a strong sense of place for residents,” Holcomb said.

While the plan itself doesn’t contemplate a downtown, some residents have mentioned the idea of one in Centennial, which lacks a downtown area like nearby Littleton or Englewood.

“Many residents excitedly requested the city create smaller versions of The Streets at SouthGlenn within walking distance of their homes, creating new opportunities for shopping and entertainment without the need to drive,” Holcomb said.

Types of housing Apartments and condos with several floors got little support in surveys, but residents showed more support for other kinds of housing aside from the typical single-family unit.

Gerry Cummins is president of CenCON, the Centennial Council of Neighborhoods, made up of homeowners’ associations and other neighborhood groups. She said CenCON is concerned about high rises, but it depends on the type.

“I think they would certainly consider something one or two stories, perhaps three in some locations. I

don’t think we’re looking for an eightor 10-story high rise,” said Cummins, who served on the plan’s advisory committee. “We recognize that housing is an issue — affordable housing, all types of housing, senior-citizen housing.”

One of the plan’s goals is to permit more uses — types of development — in commercial areas, along with a greater mix of heights and densities in those places. It also aims for a greater mix of densities within residential areas for new development, “while maintaining compatibility with the surrounding area,” it says.

The plan also considers new housing options that could meet market trends and the evolving needs of current and future residents: accessory dwelling units, senior housing, tiny homes, workforce housing and short-term rentals. Workforce housing is affordable to moderate- to middle-income workers in an area and close to their jobs, according to the plan.

ADUs are small structures behind a primary house or in a basement, attic space or above a garage, commonly known as “granny flats” or “carriage houses.” In surveys, 42 percent were “extremely likely” to support ADUs in the city, and another 35 percent were “somewhat likely.”

“Based on the firsthand interactions that our city planners have had with people interested in ADUs, the overwhelming majority of requests relate to housing options for aging family members or adult children that are unable to live independently,” Holcomb said.

Among the plan’s other priorities is more residential density in and close to Neighborhood Activity Centers, a term for mixed-use commercial areas with housing, goods and services, and employment opportunities in walking or biking distance of neighborhoods, the plan says. In other commercial areas, shopping and employment opportunities are not integrated with adjacent residential areas, according to the plan.

Residents desire “smaller, better distributed” Neighborhood Activity Centers, as opposed to only large activity centers like The Streets at SouthGlenn, the plan says.

Front and center Amid concern of aging shopping centers and strip-retail areas, the plan identifies dozens of “opportunity sites” based on potential for development or redevelopment — many of which include shopping centers.

“One of the things that is foremost on everyone’s mind is what’s going to happen to a lot of the shopping centers in the strip malls as they start to change and businesses go out of business,” Cummins said. “What’s going to replace them, are they going to be torn down? Sears (the store in the Streets at SouthGlenn whose closing was announced) might be one example.”

Among the opportunity sites is the Quebec Village Center, at South Quebec Street and East County Line Road.

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the Park Meadows outer-loop area onto Chester Street and continued east on Dry Creek Road, according to Spurlock.

The suspects threw duffel bags out of the vehicle at four different locations, according to Spurlock. Officers

BY ALEX DEWIND from Lone Tree Police Department, Greenwood Village Police DepartADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM ment and Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Following a traffic incident in Office were on scene. The items in the which suspects fired at deputies the bags have not been identified. morning of Nov. 27, one suspect is The pursuit ended when deputies dead, another is wounded and at a were involved in a car crash with local hospital, and one is in custody, the suspects near East Dry Creek authorities from the Douglas County Road and Interstate 25 in ArapaSheriff ’s Office say. hoe County, about five miles from Both the suspect who died and the initial contact. Dash camera footage one who is wounded were shot by released at the media briefing show deputies. a deputy’s vehicle maneuvering to Authorities have identified the susblock the suspects’ car and a second pect in custody as Peirce deputy’s vehicle crashing into the Elliott Langewisch, 20. suspects’ car at high speeds with full Langewisch had an outforce. standing warrant for fail“The supervisor on scene did give ure to identify as a sex authorization for officers to do whatoffender, Sheriff Tony ever necessary to stop that vehicle,” Spurlock said, standing Spurlock said. beside District Attorney Shots were again fired at deputies, George Brauchler durSpurlock said. Officers returned fire Langewisch ing a media briefing the and killed one suspect, Spurlock said. afternoon of Nov. 27.

The other unidentified suspect was Langewisch appeared in court injured in the initial crash and was Dec. 3. Among the 17 shot, according charges filed against to Spurlock. The him are attempted wounded susfirst-degree murder pect is expected of a peace officer after to survive. deliberation, motor Two deputies vehicle theft, illegal were involved discharge of a firearm in the initial and possession of pursuit and five burglary tools. Fifteen deputies total of the charges are felowere involved in nies. He is being held the shooting at at the Douglas County Dry Creek Road jail without bond. and I-25, SpurThe Douglas County lock said. No Coroner’s Office has deputies were identified the deceased injured. The suspect as 19-year-old officers involved Nicholas Ryan, of in the shooting Aurora. will be put on The injured suspect administrative has not been identileave with pay, fied. The investigaSpurlock said. tion is ongoing and “This is a Tony Spurlock, authorities believe traumatic event, Douglas County Sheriff obviously, for the suspects may have been involved in other anyone,” Spurcrimes. lock said. “It’s Deputies responded always a serious to a reckless driving event when you incident about 3:30 end up having a.m. near South Broadway, in the area to use force.” of Highlands Ranch. The suspects Northbound and southbound exits had been traveling eastbound on to Dry Creek Road were closed for C-470 in a Jeep Cherokee that depumost of the day. ties determined had stolen license The Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office plates, Spurlock said. is handling the underlying crime that During the pursuit, the suspects led to the use of lethal force by law fired at officers “a number of times,” enforcement, and Arapahoe County Spurlock said. Authorities are reviewSheriff ’s Office is investigating the use ing body camera footage and dash of lethal force, according to Brauchler. camera footage to determine at what Langewisch will appear in court at point and how many shots were fired.

9 a.m. on Dec. 6, when a preliminary At high speeds, the suspects’ car court hearing date is expected to be exited onto Yosemite, drove through scheduled.

‘This is a traumatic event, obviously, for anyone. It’s always a serious event when you end up having to use force.’

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the former U.S. Toy building, was set to be remodeled as an Alfalfa’s Market after an up-to-$500,000 sales-tax rebate, paid over a maximum of 10 years, was approved by city council in June.

Centennial’s Community Development and Economic Development departments are continually engaged in conversations with property owners of shopping centers that need reinvestment or new tenants, Holcomb said.

“The market naturally dictates when reinvestment occurs, but the city can proactively remove obstacles to reinvestment by streamlining the redevelopment process and also by working with adjacent neighborhoods to solicit feedback on preferred redevelopment alternatives,” Holcomb said.

Aging in place Centennial’s senior population is expected to grow significantly as existing residents age.

The city’s largest demographic change in coming years will likely

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be an increase in its proportion of residents over age 65, the plan says.

In 2016, Centennial had about 18,500 residents over age 65, about 17 percent of its population — and by 2030, that number could be about 29,600 if Centennial follows the expected trend for Arapahoe County, the plan says.

With the help of the Centennial Senior Commission, which advises the city on senior issues, Centennial aims to prepare for the future on seniors’ issues, the plan says.

“The city is currently investigating issues and programs related to transportation, housing and quality of life for seniors to establish Centennial as a community where residents can comfortably age in place,” the plan says. Aging in place refers generally to seniors being able to live in their homes rather than a health-care environment.

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For more The plan also sets goals and strategies for Centennial’s economy; parks, trails and open space; technology, transportation and infrastructure; and public art and culture. View the plan, with clickable navigation links, at centennialco.gov/centennialnext under “Centennial NEXT Final Plan.”

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Stiff the stuff and take a holiday from hyperactive holiday QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

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o ahead. Go ahead and ignore me, but one of these days you’ll know that I was right. I have the remedy for all of your holiday anxieties. Each and every one.

You’ll think I’m kidding. You’ll think I’m a fool. And you know why? Because you are swept up in something you can’t control.

From now until the end of the month, you will be under pressure to gather, to travel, to greet, to host, and to spend, spend, spend.

lived in. And that’s the way it felt.

Day after day, the walls moved in on me.

I had a plan. I took a deep breath. I asked my mother and father if we could forgo Christmas.

“How would it be if I visited you in the spring instead?”

“What about exchanging gifts?”

“No gifts.”

It had a reached a point of no returns. We were exchanging gift cards. Nice but needless.

Most the time I had to go through O’Hare, a traveler’s worst nightmare.

I’d get there eventually, and snow would be up to my wallet for a week.

And then. And then?

And then there was my mother, who tried her best, who tried too hard, who wanted everything to be perfect. She vacuumed three times a day.

I’d wake and hear the vacuum.

She wanted the house to look immaculate, as though it wasn’t

They want you to buy someone you love a car or a truck or an engagement ring.

Why not a house?

Why not an island?

What’s my advice?

Let the holidays go, let them play through, and see what happens.

A great big weight will be lifted.

Every year for years, I booked flights in and out of Traverse City, Michigan. Half the time flights were delayed or canceled because of the weather.

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is the season. And with the season, many of us will have a chance to engage with customer service, or maybe better stated as having customer care opportunities. Whether we are physically going to the customer service WINNING department in WORDS the store, making a telephone call to the customer care department, or chatting online with a customer service representative, ‘tis the season to give businesses a chance to make Michael Norton things right.

Now generally I find two ways in which people try and prepare themselves to make these calls or go back to the store to get the satisfaction they desire. The first is someone who really doesn’t like confrontation, and they agonize over having to make the call or go back to the store. They make sure they have their receipts in order and the packaging is intact so that they can make their case.

But they are still mentally, physically and emotionally preparing for a battle. It makes them nervous, and in some cases, even sick as they prepare for a “no” instead of a “yes.”

The second group of folks look at it like it’s a game or a battle right from the beginning. They have no issue going online, calling the business or walking into the store. No, not walk into the store, they march into the store with a swagger like they are walking out of the locker room and onto the field to start the game or fight. They dial the number with authority and cruise through the prompts waiting for someone, anyone to pick up on the other side.

Again, they too are prepared for war and not a happy resolution.

Maybe you have seen the new television commercial for the Discovery Card. There is a young man gearing up to make a call to customer service to state that he doesn’t want to pay any annual fees. He readies himself, steadies himself, breathes, and then makes the call — only to be caught off guard by a customer care representative telling him that there are no annual fees. It’s only a television commercial, however it caught my attention as I reflected on my own experiences with customer service representatives recently.

I truly believe the industry is doing some amazing things when it comes to ensuring that we as customers receive high-quality customer care.

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Whether it is training the people on the phones or in the stores on how to properly engage with customers, or the technology they are using and consistently upgrading, the use of artificial intelligence and data, and just better expectations and execution on the part of leadership, businesses of all kinds are making it easier to resolve issues instead of forcing us to fight the battle and still maybe lose the war. They do realize that when we win, they win too.

So, as we approach the season, and we find ourselves having to find an answer, a resolution, a refund, or a replacement of some kind, I encourage us all to take a breath, ready ourselves, steady ourselves, and plan for a happy outcome. When we expect the best, look for the best, and treat others with respect, we will typically receive the best in return. It’s when we expect the worst, look for the worst, and ready

ourselves for the fight, that is when we typically find ourselves in a fight.

Again, kudos to the companies who are going above and beyond to train their customer care personnel in how to defuse and de-escalate tough situations and customers. I for one, look forward to being a customer of the future as these companies continue to make advancements in technology to serve us all better in the future.

So how about you? Do you find yourself anxious about contacting customer service? Do you ready yourself for battle expecting the worst? Or are you preparing for the happy and positive outcome? As always, I would love to hear your customer care story at gotonorton@ gmail.com and when we can expect the best, look for the best, and treat others with respect, it really will be a better than good season.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

I said (with a straight face), “You are my gifts.”

And they bought it, and we lived happily ever after for the rest of their lives.

You’re probably not going to convince Little Tommy or Little Dorrit of any of this right away. But plant the seed.

There are a thousand better ways to observe the holidays than piling it on, overdoing it, or wrestling for must-haves at the mall.

The alleviation of late December air travel might have saved me from a few strangulations. And we ended the practice before 9/11, when, thereafter, proceeding through an international airport became long lines, sock-footed scrutiny, and being jammed into flu incubators.

There is an American illusion, reinforced endlessly, supported mainly by the mercantile, that no

one can be happy at this time of year without giving and receiving objects.

It’s not true.

What if you did nothing between now and the end of the month to contribute to the illusion and just be welcoming, kind, and thoughtful?

I know it’s easier to hand someone an object. It acts on our behalf.

Try reminding a friend how much they mean to you, and leave it at that.

Try listening to a great audio book with your children, and leave it at that.

Try listening to Mozart’s “Requiem” as a family, and leave it at that.

This is never going to happen, is it? It’s asking too much. It’s a tradition. It’s an addiction. It’s now the end result of something that was once rather wonderful.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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While the Smiths make everything from scratch, “kits are a wonderful place to start,” Smith said. “Especially for little kids because their favorite part is decorating it.”

This year, the Smith’s gingerbread house has a “Great Gatsby” theme and will be available for public viewing at the Colorado Christmas Adventure event.

With about 50 entries for the Gingerbread House Contest and Display at Colorado Christmas Adventure, it will be like visiting a mini city made of gingerbread, Smith said.

bridge was getting to spend time with my friends,” said Lindsey Whittington, 22, a senior studying civil engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. “The second-best part was seeing our hard work and theme come together.”

Whittington and her team of five other Mines students made up one of 18 teams participating in the 2018 Denver Gingerbread Bridge Competition.

The competition is a way for people to get into the holiday cheer while serving as a team-building activity, said Jeremy Crandall, the outgoing co-founder and co-chairman of the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado (SEAC) Young Member Group.

t some point, all musicians are going to have to deal with the stresses of auditioning. And while this is an important skill to master, there’s also something to be said for letting young musicians develop a love for the art first.

That’s the option the Douglas County Youth Orchestra (DCYO) has embraced.

“Instead of traditional auditions, we hold open rehearsals. This allows the students to bring their instruments and sit in the group COMING play with ATTRACTIONS and us,” said Thomas A. Blomster, the orchestra’s music director and conductor. “While we have divergent levels of students, all students want to be there, and they learn how to own their position Clarke Reader in the orchestra, regardless of ability.”

The DCYO will be performing two winter concerts in Castle Rock to celebrate the season — the first at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., and the second at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way. A professional percussionist and conductor for 45 years, Blomster believes in setting high expectations for orchestra members as a way to challenge them and hone their musical skills.

“My expectations both musically and behaviorally are of the highest level,” he said. “In addition, we bring in professional coaches to work with the students in sectionals as well. I believe the DCYO is unique in the metropolitan area as it offers these experiences at the lowest price of any youth orchestra in Colorado.”

The upcoming winter concerts are the culmination of a semester’s worth of work. Not only is it a chance for the students to shine, but it takes their learning to another level.

“One of the reasons we perform a concert twice is because the first performance will ‘hardwire’ a lot of things, and the second performance gives the students a chance to do it again, but with a different perspective,” Blomster explained.

Denver Gingerbread Bridge Competition “The best part about building the

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Maura McInerney, the curator of education at Foothills Art Center in Golden, puts the finishing touches on a few examples of cardboard gingerbread houses in preparation for the children’s classes offered at Foothills Art Center on Dec. 8 and 15. CHRISTY STEADMAN

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robably every little kid dreams of living in a house made of candy, said Coletta Smith of Castle Rock, one of the coordinators for the Colorado Christmas Adventure event.

“Gingerbread houses capture something about childhood that’s magical,” Smith said. And “the experience you get when making something with your kids is always a win.”

No matter if you’re into building the little, tasty houses, or simply viewing the elaborately decorative displays of them, for many, gingerbread houses are a favorite holiday tradition.

Colorado Christmas Adventure For the Smith family — Coletta; her husband Craig; and their two daughters, Rochelle, 19, and Lynae, 16 — making a gingerbread house has been an annual tradition for the past 15 years.

Smith especially enjoys it because she loves to see her children’s creativity bloom, and she loves all the conversations they have as a family during the process.

“It makes for great memories,” she said. “It’s more about that than the finished product.”

Erie resident Carly Owens was the only contestant from Colorado who competed in the 26th annual National Gingerbread House Competition, which takes place in North Carolina. Owens’ entry was inspired by the movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

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According to Tori Avey, a food history writer, in her blog, “The History of Gingerbread,” published on the PBS Food website, gingerbread houses originated in Germany during the 16th century. They gained popularity when the Brothers Grimm published the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” in 1812. In the tale, set in medieval Germany, two child-aged siblings wander into the forest and come across the home of a witch, made of sweet treats and frosting. However, Avey writes, it is unknown whether gingerbread houses were inspired by the Hansel and Gretel folklore — which predated the 19th-century publishing of the tale by the Brothers Grimm — or vice versa.

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Music, voices, dancers bring energy to holiday

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tart with a symphony Cello”; Beethoven: 12 VariaSONYA’S orchestra, add two tions on “See, the Conqu’ring SAMPLER choirs and mix in Hero Comes”; Brahms: “Clarisome dancers in the net Trio in A Minor.” Tickets: aisles. You’ll have “A Little$20/$15, free under 18. Engleton Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. woodarts.org or at the door. on Dec. 7 and 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, Stories on Stage 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

“Making Merry” is the The Littleton Symphony, annual Stories on Stage directed by Jurgen de Lemos, holiday program and again, LUMC choir, The Troubadors beloved actor Jamie Horton from Littleton High School will return to Denver to read Sonya Ellingboe stories, accompanied by local and dancers from Littleton actors GerRee Hinshaw and Ballet Academy will perform Randy Moore, with music by pianist holiday favorites, including music Gary Grundel: 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 at from “The Nutcracker.” Tickets, at Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Way, the door or online: $22, $19, $5. LittleBoulder, and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 at tonsymphony.org. the King Center, 855 W. Lawrence Way, Auraria Campus, Denver. Tickets; $15More music ... $25, storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523.

Englewood Arts presents its next concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at Hampden Arapahoe Philharmonic Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 The Arapahoe Philharmonic’s anEnglewood Parkway. Performance nual holiday concert will be at 7:30 by cellist Silver Ainomae, associate p.m. on Dec. 8 at South Suburban principal cello, Minnesota Orchestra; Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Gabriel Campos, principal clarinet, Minnesota Orchestra; Joshua Sawicki, Littleton. Festive works that celebrate the winter season, by Rimsky-Korsopiano. The program: Bach: “Suite kav and Respighi; three new holiday No. 1 in G Major for Unaccompanied

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“I do my best to choose repertoire that is both a challenge to the students, and introduces both standard orchestral works with lesser-known pieces, including sometimes premieres of new works.”

For more information on the shows and DCYO, visit www.douglascountyyouthorchestra.org.

Fine arts, ceramics and more for sale There is all manner of holiday shopping options available for those in search of the perfect gift this season.

Many people are looking for options that sends money to local businesses and organizations, and one of the best local options supports local artists.

The 32nd Annual Fine Art Market and 11th Annual ACES Ceramics Show and Sale returns to the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Dec. 16.

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The market features all original works in a wide range of media, size, and price by more than 90 artists throughout the state. Items for shoppers to buy include jewelry, handwoven pieces, metalsmithing and many more. The market is open from noon to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. from and Sunday and Monday.

The 11th annual ACES Ceramics Show features work by the Arvada Center’s ceramic instructors and students.

This sale features the work of 50 instructors and students who have taken advantage of the center’s ceramic’s studio. The ACES sale is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on the sales, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.

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compositions by Jonathan Bingham, Elizabeth Comninellis and Edgar Girtain and traditional favorites: Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and audience sing-along carols. Violin students from the Noteworthy School for Strings will perform in the lobby at 7:15 and Coleridge-Taylor will be conducted by Assistant Conductor Hisham Bravo Groover. Tickets: Arapahoe-phil.org, 303-781-1892.

‘Kantorei Christmas’ Lone Tree Arts Center has made a tradition of an annual “Kantorei Christmas” concert, this year at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 with the a capella choir, which has expanded into a 50-member ensemble, directed by Joel M. Rinsema. LTAC is at 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets: lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

‘Holiday Hues’ The Colorado Wind Ensemble will be joined by members of the ThunderRidge High School Band (Highlands Ranch) in a concert called “Holiday Hues,” at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands music does. Some of the most beautiful music in Western culture has been written and composed to celebrate Christmas.

Every year, the Lakewood Symphony and Colorado Mormon Chorale gather together for a free Christmas concert at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 6465 W. Jewell Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7.

Instead of paying for a ticket, donations are accepted to benefit the Second Wind Fund Youth Suicide Prevention. For more information, visit www.lakewoodsymphony.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Helio Sequence at Globe Hall A lot of the most important albums of my college years have been celebrating their 10th anniversaries last and this year, and it makes me feel both incredibly old and appreciative of the impact music can have during the formative times.

The Helio Sequence’s fourth album, “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” is one of those important albums, and one

Ranch. Tickets: $16/$13/$6, coloradowindensemble.org, 303-394-4552.

‘This is Colorado’ The annual statewide juried exhibition presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County, “This is Colorado,” opens with a 5-7 p.m. reception Dec. 13 at Colorado Gallery for the Arts, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Gallery director Trish Sangelo is juror this year. Admission is free.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MondaysFridays; until 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Closed weekends and Dec. 24-Jan. 1.

Littleton Boulevard Littleton Boulevard has a remarkable collection of Midcentury Modern commercial buildings that have merited a city-funded professional study in the past year by historians Diane Wray Tomasso and Michael Paglia. An effort will begin to list some especially notable structures on the Littleton and National Registers of Historic Buildings.

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that recently celebrated a decade of existence. To celebrate the milestone, band members Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel will be performing at the Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

The alt-rock duo has released six full-length albums and several EPs during their career. As musicians from the Pacific Northwest, they trade in the kind of atmospheric rock that have made groups like Death Cab for Cutie and Band of Horses nationally known acts.

As a unique concert feature, the show will kick off with a barbeque at the Globe at 6 p.m. Diners will get to sample small-batch oak-smoked pulled pork, beef brisket and turkey breast.

There will be sandwiches, tacos, quarter-pound veggie burgers, mac-ncheese, citrus slaw and potato salad.

For tickets, visit www.globehall. com/event/1753218-helio-sequencedenver.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.

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‘Twist Your Dickens,’ ‘Elf’ at opposite ends of holiday fare Shows are among theater productions marking the season in metro area

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The past week led us to two of many local theatrical holiday celebrations — one for families and the other clearly for grownups—and the metro area theaters offer a range of holiday entertainments in both categories.

Celebrate the talented local actors’ community who bring us laughs — and matters to think about — through the year … enjoy a performance this season!

• Most readers have probably seen the 2003 movie, “Elf,” at some point in past years, but this musical (through Dec. 23 at the Arvada Center) delivers the story in song and dance — we were especially taken with the bunch of dancing, singing elves in Act 1 — with some sympathetic twinges!

The story about restoring a spirit of Christmas among gloomy New Yorkers starts with a baby who accidentally slips into Santa’s sack during one of his stops and ends up back at the North Pole — to be raised by Santa’s elves. Buddy the elf is played by tall, lean Josh Houghton at the Arvada Center, an actor with a strong voice and the elf ’s wide-eyed innocence as

Also running in the metro area: “Christmas Carol the Musical” at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton; “Santa’s Big Red Sack” (for the 10th and last time, we are told) at Avenue Theater in Denver (adult fare); “Christmas Carol” (a beautiful traditional version) at Denver Center downtown; “Home for the Holidays” at Lone Tree Arts Center; “Christmas Carol” at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden; “The Christmas Spirit” presented by Firehouse Theater company at John Hand Theater at Lowry; “Nutcracker of Parker” at PACE Center; and “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at the Buell Theatre in downtown Denver.

actual father, Walter Hobbs, who publishes children’s books — especially Christmas books — and has an office in the Empire State Building. Therein lies a tale ... Father Hobbs is a modern-day Scrooge type, who certainly doesn’t have room for an elf in his world — which naive Buddy wanders into. Sharon Kay White, an Arvada favorite, rules the office — and the stage at points — as Hobbs’ secretary, Deb. Here, and throughout, production song and dance numbers break out — as they should in a proper musical.

Choreography is by Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck and musical direction by newcomer Christopher Baggage. The score by Matthew Sklar, is pleasant, bringing in suggestions of snow and sleigh bells, but not memorable.

“Sparklejollytwinlejingley” is fun!

Scenic design, by Laura K. Love made great use of projections throughout, with a few bits of furniture and such otherwise.

Kids in the audience shouted advice to the cast at several spots during the performance, which suggested they were certainly engaged. This musical is a good theater introduction for the short set — perhaps at grade three or four and up — and of course, adults will catch some bits that little ones don’t, but I really love the idea that they will think of holiday celebrations that include a story told on the stage.

Hobbs’ wife and young son, Michael, connect with Buddy and take him home with them. (His elf training comes in handy as he repairs a new toy.) He also connects with somewhat jaded Jovie, an office worker, and is awkward at romancing a girlfriend — he does the charming/awkward bit well.

Director Gavin Mayer returns to the Arvada Center from his current spot as director of musical theatre at the

University of Nevada in Reno. He has helmed a number of holiday musicals at Arvada in past years.

• “Twist Your Dickens” at the Aurora Fox brings in a script by Second City writers — and former “Colbert Report” writers — Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort, who direct their imaginations to a retelling of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” that is funny and fresh — and requiring really experienced comic actors to pull it off. New Fox executive director Helen Murray invited Washington, D.C., director Matthew R. Wilson, a comedy specialist, to helm this spoof, set in 1843, we are told.

The spoof brings in solid Denver area actor Eric Sandvold as Scrooge — fun to see him take on some silly stuff in his first Fox appearance. And he does it really well — from the first “Humbug!” (“Here it Comes!”)

I think many people don’t realize what precision timing and expert delivery is required to pull off successful comedy. Sean Michael Cummings plays Scrooge’s mistreated clerk — and assorted other parts — while Ilasiea Gray is Mrs. Cratchit. Petit Jessica Austgen plays Tiny Tim (“please just call me Tim”) as well as a number of other characters.

A shouting Seth Palmer Harris comes up from the audience early in the first act with opinions about everything that’s happening — and flows smoothly into the cast, playing any number of Dickens characters — Fezziwig, Scrooge’s nephew, and of course, those ghosts … who are a trip!

Then there’s Charlie Schmidt with spot-on Jimmy Stewart/George Bailey snippets every so often and there are ongoing Denver area references worked in, as well as a bit of Charlie Brown’s Christmas … with appropriate costumes. Incidents from the book happen as the Cratchits wait for Christmas dinner in their corner With audience interaction involved, I’m guessing this show will be different every night — just leave any preconceptions about how it should proceed at the front door and relax as you watch accomplished actors at play!

This one is not for the kids, but parents and grandparents should have fun.

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GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVENTS Colorado Christmas Adventure Dec. 7-8 at Mission Hills Church Littleton Campus, 620 Southpark Drive. Free and family-friendly event. Attractions include the Gingerbread House Competition and Display; Christmas character experiences; the North Pole Christmas Shoppe; live music performances by carolers, community choirs and school musical ensembles; ornamentmaking and other crafts; and more. To learn more, visit https://coloradochristmasadventure.com.

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The 18 teams consisted of a variety of groups, spanning from middle schoolers and college students to professional architects, engineers and contractors from across the Denver metro area.

“It is great to see the different solutions that people come up with,” Crandall said, “and hear the stories of how their designs went from concept to reality.”

Each bridge is judged on architectural merit by local architects; structural performance, meaning strength to weight, and people’s choice. The catch is that it has to be 100 percent edible.

“We wanted to create a bridge that actually performed,” Whittington said, adding this is the second year she’s done the contest, and their arch bridge entry last year “failed miserably.” But she added: “We weren’t disappointed. Our bridge held 1,903.4 pounds.”

Sela Guajardo, 13, a student at North Arvada Middle School, and her two teammates’ bridge would have collapsed during the testing, she said, “but it was definitely the best tasting of all of them.”

Guajardo and her teammates are in the Girls in STEM club — a local -nonprofit that works to inspire middle school and high school-aged girls to visualize and empower them to pursue STEM careers — and entered the Gingerbread Bridge Competition for the first time this year.

The competition started in 2006 by the Ascent Group, a Boulder-based structural engineering company, as an annual company holiday party event.

The event expanded, and by 2014, the SEAC Young Member Group started putting it on.

For Guajardo, it was the joy of building something, and working collaboratively with her two friends on the project, she said.

“Making something edible is fun because you have to get really creative with it,” Guajardo said.

The three girls had fun getting together to work on the bridge, buying the ingredients — graham crackers, frosting, sprinkles, etc. — and getting to munch on these sweet treats along the way, Guajardo said.

But perhaps the most fun part of it for them was “being able to get messy

The Smith family of Castle Rock stands with their Great Gatsby-themed gingerbread house. It will be on display at the Colorado Christmas Adventure event, which takes place Dec. 7-8 at Mission Hills Church Littleton Campus, 620 Southpark Drive. COURTESY PHOTO for long periods of time” while building it, Guajardo added.

Foothills Art Center While parents are downstairs shopping at Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market, their children can have a “fun, messy time upstairs” making cardboard gingerbread houses, said Maura McInerney, the curator of education at Foothills Art Center in Golden.

“Because it’s cardboard, and not gingerbread, it’s much simpler,” McInerney said. “But you still get the experience of making a gingerbread house.”

All supplies — including the candy to decorate and the cardboard gingerbread house template — are included with the class, so the children have total creative freedom, McInerney said. This is the fourth year she has offered the classes, and there has not been one house that was the same as another, she added.

The kids love the candy and being creative during the holiday season, McInerney said.

“Kids are what makes the holidays so fun,” she said. “It brings the magic of the holidays alive when kids participate.”

National Gingerbread House Competition “There’s no specific blueprint for making a gingerbread house,” said Carly Owens, 23, of Erie. “Anyone can add their own flair and let their creativity take over.”

Owens grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where the annual National Gingerbread House Competition, now in its 26th year, takes place. Her desire to make gingerbread houses was passed down from her grandmother,

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who was a professional baker.

Owens made her first gingerbread house when she was a freshman in high school in 2009. It was with that house that she entered the National Gingerbread House Competition for the first time. Following that, each time she entered as a teen, she placed within the top 10.

Owens eventually moved to Colorado, and this year, she was the only Colorado contestant of nearly 200 entries at the national competition. It was the first year for her to compete in the adult division, which she said consisted of a mix of professional pastry artists and hobbyist bakers.

Although her gingerbread house — which was inspired by the movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — did not place, she had a lot of fun, Owens said.

“It had been six years since I even touched gingerbread,” she said, “so it

Cardboard gingerbread houses Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St. in Golden, is offering two sessions for children to make gingerbread houses out of cardboard templates. While the sessions are drop-in from 1 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, space is limited each day and pre-registration online is required. Cost is free for members and $12 per house for nonmembers. The class is recommended for children ages 6-12, but all ages are invited. To register or learn more, visit www.foothillsartcenter.org and select the date of the session you’re interested in attending from the calendar. was a learning curve.”

Owens may not enter the competition next year, she said, noting the time and travel it takes, but perhaps in 2020.

Her advice: Make a gingerbread house for the sake of enjoying it, rather than worrying about it being pristine or perfect.

Gingerbread houses entail togetherness, tradition, holiday cheer and nostalgia, Owens said.

“They represent all those little things, all mixed together,” she added.

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December 7, 2018D

Art market open for three days SoSu Art Collective has nine members, many of whom are teachers

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Drive to Aspen Grove this weekend, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, and turn in to park at the south end. Between Ted’s Montana Grill and GiGi’s Cupcakes, you will find SoSu’s Fourth Annual Holiday Pop-Up Art Market, hosted by members and guests of SoSu: South Suburban Artist Collective. The pop-up gallery will be open through Dec. 9.

SoSu Art Collective is a group of Centennial-based creatives who offer gifts in a variety of mediums: clay, paint, encaustic, printmaking, wood, collage and more, as well as a line of all-natural botanical products and an assortment of handmade jewelry. The pop-up shop will be open only for a Friday-to-Sunday run: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 8 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 9.

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Tomasso and Paglia will present their report and a video about the site to the Littleton City Council at its Dec. 11 study session, which starts at 6 p.m.

Amy Fisher and Kim Field of the Littleton Historic Preservation Board (city council-appointed, quasijudicial, monthly meetings) and Rick Cronenberger of Historic Littleton Inc. (membership organization) are on a committee to begin the recognition process. The study session is open to the public.

IF YOU GO Aspen Grove is located at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton (on the west side of Santa Fe north of Mineral Avenue). The SoSu Fourth Annual Holiday Pop-Up Art Market is at the south end, between Ted’s Montana Grill and GiGi’s Cupcakes. gathered together to present an inviting source for handmade holiday gifts.

The collective’s members are: Julie Vincelette, Stephanie Wilson Thomas, Emilia Van Nest Markovich, Deanna Hood, Kate Dulaney, Mary Lynn Baird, Janet Nelson Moore, Mar Knight-Hall and Alec Ellis.

Many are teachers, who enjoy working with their hands when not in a classroom, where a host of other creative talents are called for, as they hope to mold students’ skills and interests …

Stephanie Wilson Thomas and Julie Vincelette will present items made of clay — both sculptural and functional pieces. Vinclette had sold her Mudwork Pottery for many years.

Guest Alec Ellis will offer handmade wooden bowls and more in various sizes, shapes and woods.

Emelia Van Nest Markovich, inNew play Benchmark Theatre’s Haley Johnson, of Centennial, announces production of “What You Will,” a new play by local playwright Jeffrey Neuman, which runs through Dec. 20 at Benchmark, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood (former home of Edge Theater).

Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: benchmarktheatre.com. Johnson suggests: “Take a break from holiday entertainment.” For adults.

Christmas markets The Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center hosts its Christmas Market through Dec. 26 at THAC, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A selection of ceramic gifts and available paintings from the 2017 SoSu show.

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terested in nature, presents collages and works done with pastels on black paper, with some touches of gold leaf.

Mary Lynn Baird creates a variety of collages, mixed media works, prints, encaustic paintings and original jewelry, as do Deanna Hood and Kate Dulaney Mar Knight-Hall has developed a selection of all-natural botanical

products (Tulipan Herbals) — creams, salves, herbal pillows and more.

Janet Nelson Moore paints with acrylics and creates mixed media works, including collages. They range from whimsical abstracts to figurative, traditional subjects. She recently exhibited work in the Healing Arts series at Parker Adventist Hospital and also creates coasters and cards.

weekdays and during performances of “Christmas Carol the Musical”).

Depot Art Gallery in the old red Santa Fe Depot north of Buck Center offers shopping at “Holiday Express.”

(We’d recommend Town Hall tickets — to this or future performances as a dandy holiday gift that’s super simple to wrap!)

Ouray Reservation. The Utes are Colorado’s longest continuous residents, with a major role in Colorado culture.

See historycolorado.org for information and ticket prices.

Ute history History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, announces a new major exhibit: “Written on the Land: Ute Voices, Ute History” which opens Dec. 8. It’s assembled with collaboration of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Indian Tribe and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and

Museum director resigning Museum of Contemporary Art Denver’s director Adam Lerner has announced his resignation as of June 2019, closing out a productive 10 years of getting the MCA up and running well. (A visit to this interesting institution would be a fine holiday outing for an individual or a family. Beautiful building — super-architect David Adjaye’s first in the U.S. — and colorful and stimulating exhibits. Tickets, information: mcadenver.org.

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THINGS to DO

MUSIC

Breath of Heaven Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The St. Andrew Orchestra and Alleluia Handbell Choir join the choir for gospel versions of Christmas favorites. The enthralling concert is free and open to the public with a cookie reception following the concert. Contact: Mark Zwilling 303 7942683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com Smithtonians Holiday Concert Musical Performance: Performances at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Due to popular demand, Littleton’s own famous handbell choir, the Smithtonians, will give two holiday performances. For more information call the library at 303-795-3961.

Reunited at Christmas Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Embrace an evening of musical magic with a contemporary a capella choral group followed by a dessert reception. Tickets: $15 in advance online or $20 at the door. Contact: Mark Zwilling 303 7942683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com A Christmas Carol, the Musical: Through Dec. 23 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 West Main St., Littleton. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge is forced to face his selfish ways on Christmas Eve when three ghosts visit to lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Visit townhallartscenter. org for more information.

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4th Annual SoSu Holiday Pop Up Art Market featuring 9 Centennial based Artists: Through Dec. 9 at Aspen Grove, 7301 S Santa Fe Drive. The fourth annual SOSU POP UP Art Gallery is a showcase of unique art exhibited by local Centennial artists.

The event is sponsored by SoSu (South Suburban Artist Collective) and opens Friday, November 30, 2018. This temporary art gallery will be in the space nestled between Ted’s Montana Grill and Gigi’s Cupcakes at the south end of the Aspen Grove shopping center. Visit sosuartists. com for more information.

EVENTS

A Hudson Christmas: 5 to 9 p.m.

Dec. 7, 8, 9, 14 through 24, and 26 through 31 at the Hudson Gardens

this week’s TOP FIVE Annual Holiday Concert: A Littleton Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Join us for this annual tradition, featuring the Littleton United Methodist Church Choir, the Littleton High School Troubadours, the Denver Bronze Bell Choir, and the Littleton Ballet Academy.

Tickets are $22/adults, $19/seniors and $5 for youth 21 and under. They may be purchased ahead on-line at www.littletonsymphony.org. For a group discount for 10+ or for more information, call 303-933-6824.

Ryan Hamilton — Comedian: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pike Peak Ave., Parker. Armed with the unique perspective of growing up in rural Idaho, only to become a favorite in the New York stand-up comedy scene, this wholesome, observational comedian is one-of-akind. More information at parkerarts.org.

Hometown Holiday and Winter Market: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Town Center South, 9344 Dorchester St, Highlands Ranch. HRCA proudly presents Hometown Holiday! Feel the welcoming warmth of our community at this cel-

& Event Center, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Don your warm apparel and get ready to create lifelong memories while you explore this unique display of holiday light artistry. Tickets are available at altitudetickets.com or at the door on event nights.

Civil Air Patrol Douglas Cadet Squadron Christmas Banquet: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock.

An evening to celebrate the accomplishments of the Cadets during the last year with a potluck dinner, Change of Command and awards presentation. For more information, contact Mike Spray at 303-912-9361.

Reindeer Games: 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. E njoy kid-friendly activities including free cookies and hot chocolate, sleigh rides, outdoor games and an obstacle course in the Amphitheater. While supplies last, kids will receive an elf buddy at the end of the course. Plus, don’t miss the Winter Express train station at the Millhouse. Parents, be sure to bring a camera to snap photos with Santa. Visit crgov.com for more information.

ebration extravaganza that has become a holiday tradition. The Tree Lighting is at 5:00 p.m. Visit / hrcaonline.org for more information.

Join Active Minds as we seek to understand Syria’s complex history and how this informs current and future challenges for this pivotal player in the Middle East. This event is sponsored by Vi Living and Libby Bortz Assisted Living. Event is free. For more information, call 303-470-7050.

Christmas Marketplace & Dessert: 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 at South Fellowship Church, 6560 S. Broadway, Littleton. Join us for a fun night of Christmas shopping, music, and free dessert!

Vendors will be selling home decor items, jewelry, paper products, purses and accessories, essential oils, cosmetics, handcrafted artwork, pottery, and much more -- even gifts for your dog.

For more information, contact June Weigert at 720-427-0397.

Cuba: Past, Present & Future: 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. With U.S. policy toward Cuba currently at a potential inflection point, join Active Minds for a past, present and future look at our communist neighbor to the south. We will cover Castro’s revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guantánamo Bay and current implications of the change in U.S. policy. Cost: Free.

RSVP: RiverPointe: 303-797-0600

Storytellers and S’mores: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Festival Park, 300 2nd St., Castle Rock.

Enjoy roasting marshmallows, s’mores, hot chocolate and other family friendly fun. This is part of the Season of the Star events. Visit crgov.com for more information.

Holiday Presence Gathering: Transforming Our Emotions to Love What Is: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 at Peace Cellar, 3494 S Broadway, Englewood. Midlife women creating emotions they want to experience during the busy holiday season.

Join us for tea, gifts, tips for thriving during the holidays, and free coaching. Visit go.evvnt.com/3198930?pid=4951 for more information.

Improv for a Claus: 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at the Studio @ Mainstreet, 19604 E.Mainstreet, Parker. The Parker Players believe in the power that improvisation has to change lives and we are happy to present this show in an effort to support world poverty relief. 100% of all ticket sales from this show will be donated this year to Feed My Starving Children. Visit parkerplayers.com for more information.

Breakfast with Santa Event: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. To welcome Santa this season the Highlands Ranch Community Association will be hosting a very special breakfast for the man in red and his festive friends. $11 in advance, $15 at the door. Visit hrcaonline.org/events for more information.

Madrigal Dinner — A Musical Medieval Feast: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21 and 22 at 401 West Mineral Ave., Littleton. A Madrigal Dinner is a 21st Century re-creation of the Renaissance feasts held in the great baronial halls throughout England during the twelve days of Christmas. This is a benefit event supporting the Lauren Townsend Foundation on behalf of Rock Canyon High School’s DECA, FBLA, and Drama students. Please come prepared to donate cash and/or checks at the end of event for this great cause.

Lifetime Parker Commitment Day 5K: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan 1. at Lifetime Fitness Parker, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Join the Lifetime Fitness Parker community in committing to a healthier, happier life. This is a family friendly 5K

open to members and nonmembers. Registration includes a t-shirt, bib, medal, and post race brunch.

Kids under 12 are free with every adult registration. $40 Race Day Registration. Visit Commitmentday. com for more information.

Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members.

Call (303) 4717020 for more information.

EDUCATION

Walk with a Doc at South Denver Cardiology: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at South Denver Cardiology Associates, 1000 Southpark Dr., Littleton. Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle.

Event is free. Visit southdenver. com/event-registration/?ee=8401 for more information.

The Struggle of Syria: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove Shopping Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton.

Audition for “Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory”: 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. This 15-week class teaches 6-18 year old children singing, dancing, and acting techniques while preparing a full-length musical production! Classes will be held on Fridays from 4-5:30 pm from January 4 through April, when performances will take place.

Check out spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for more info and current tuition rates.

Register now for OLLI South January Classes: Eight weeks of OLLI South’s winter classes start Jan. 14, 2019. Sign up now at portfolio. du.edu/ollisouth to get the courses you want. Fifty-one arts, history, or science courses are available this coming term. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a learning organization for seniors; “learning for the fun of it, without grades, tests, and nobody takes attendance.” OLLI at Denver University is endowed by the Californiabased Bernard Osher Foundation, which has launched 122 senior learning groups across the U.S. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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‘Ritual’ theme ties together art show at museum Own an Original exhibit features 46 works by 33 artists

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When the annual call for artists went out for Littleton Fine Art Board’s annual Own an Original exhibit, submissions came in for considerably more than 200 works of art, from 68 Colorado artists.

Juror Joshua Feld, a recent addition to the faculty at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, spent hours in a dark room reviewing each entry — all supposed to explore the concept of “Ritual.” He selected 46 works by 33 artists to appear in the 2018 exhibit, which opened Nov. 16 and continues until Jan. 6 at the Littleton Museum.

Originally conceived by the Fine Arts Board as a showcase for Littleton artists, and fine craftsmen, the Own an Original show increasingly attracts artists from across the metro area and beyond.

Feld’s position as assistant professor of foundations and fine art and the self-described personal work — “a distinctly dream-like quality, utilizing familiar images — creates a highly surreal, poetic narrative” — is apparent in his choices for the longtime exhibit, which debuted in the 1960s. Feld

said his judgment and awards focused on rituals: Mystical (the concert with religious overtones). Domestic and related to the artistic process — “In my own practice, coffee comes before studio… I have a few little superstitions in the studio.” Repetition gives a sense of comfort out of something serious, he said. Lithography is an example, with repeated images. (Note the third-place winner.)

The level of presentation in this show is increasingly more sophisticated, the selection of fine crafts is increasingly slimmer and OAO no longer seems like a gift-oriented exhibit.

(As opposed to the new “Christmas Market” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center, accompanying “Christmas Carol: the Musical,” with a number of small paintings and crafts — ornaments, for example — which are clearly pointed in that direction and invite a visit.)

In addition to lots of entries, the exhibit always attracts a largely enthusiastic and mostly genial opening night crowd — with good weather an added plus factor on Nov. 15. The lobby

“Rejoice,” a painting by Nathan Abels, won Best of Show in the 2018 Own an Original Exhibition at the Littleton Museum, through Jan. 6.

PHOTO BY NATHAN ABELS and gallery were full and in constant motion.

Feld awarded the top Best of Show prize to Arapahoe Community College faculty member/painter Nathan Abels, who is listed as Coordinator: Art, Drawing, Design. Abels said his painting, “Rejoice,” which hangs to the right of the gallery entrance, was from a series completed earlier this year, “that combined faith in technology with religious faith.” (He had an exhibit, “History of the Future,” at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.) “I worked from a photograph of an evangelical worship service/concert and an image of SpaceX rocket taking off. Many contemporary Americans are convinced that technology can and will alleviate any impending disaster,

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Valor Christian players celebrate their 24-14 win in the 5A championship game over Cherry Creek on Dec. 1.

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Valor wins eighth football title Eagles down Cherry Creek in 5A championship game

Valor Christian quarterback Luke McCaffrey runs the ball as teammate Ethan Zemla (54) seals off a potential tackler against Cherry Creek in the 5A state championship game on Dec. 1.

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA

The Valor Christian football team was once again playing in a state championship game on Dec. 1 at Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

In that game, Valor completed an undefeated 14-win season and captured its eighth state title in 10 seasons with a 24-14 victory over Cherry Creek.

The only time the Eagles didn’t make it to the state finals was last year after losing in the quarterfinals.

Valor, under first-year coach Ed McCaffrey, won its fifth Class 5A tittle after capturing one 3A state crown and two in Class 4A. In 10 seasons, Valor has compiled a 39-2 record in state playoff action. The Eagles lost in the 2014 state title game to Cherry Creek and were ousted from the playoffs last season by Grandview.

“We won my freshman year and last year we got upset in the quarterfinals,” said junior defensive lineman Roger Rosengarten. “We

said this year was a whole new team — hey it’s not last year’s team. We’re going to come back and be the best team in the state.

We came back, won the state and it feels great to win.”

Rosengarten and senior linebacker Ethan Zemla led a Valor defensive effort that contained Cherry Creek’s offense.

Senior quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who has committed to play at Nebraska, led the Eagles’ offense, along with Jack Howell and receiver Kaiden Keefe.

McCaffrey, son of the coach, has

been part of multiple Valor titles as he either watched or played with older brothers Max, Christian and Dylan.

“This was the best one yet because it’s the one that is happening right now,” he said. “These are a great group of guys. We had a ton of guys step up. It was great to see Jack Howell step up. Chase Lopez stepped up and our whole defense played incredible. It was awesome to see everybody do what needed to be done.

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herry Creek’s Dave Logan and Ed McCaffrey of Valor Christian had a lot in common even before they coached against each other in the Dec. 1 Class 5A state championship football game at Broncos Mile High Stadium.

Logan and McOVERTIME Caffrey are friends who worked together as the Broncos’ radio play-byplay announcer and color analyst for five seasons.

They often talked about high school football during red- Jim Benton eye flights to and from Broncos away games.

Both were wide receivers in the National Football League. Logan, one of only three athletes to be drafted

by NFL, NBA and MLB teams, was a standout athlete at Wheat Ridge High School and the University of Colorado. He played nine NFL seasons, eight with the Cleveland Browns and one with the Broncos.

McCaffrey saw action in 13 seasons with the Giants, 49ers and Broncos.

He won three Super Bowl rings, two with Denver and one with San Francisco.

The connections, however, end when it comes to coaching high school football.

Logan completed his 26th season of high school coaching and he made his seventh appearance in a state title game. Prior to the title game he had amassed 268 career wins and is the lone coach to win 5A titles at four different schools (Arvada West, Chatfield, Mullen and Cherry Creek).

McCaffrey ended his first season as a high school coach and it was Logan who had a big influence on him applying for the job at Valor Christian.

“I know he loves football and is passionate about it,” said Logan. “We had talked over our five-year partnership about him getting involved in some capacity. I didn’t know it would be this year at Valor. I know he’s got a really good staff and that’s important. It’s a program with a lot of good tradition and players.

“In terms of when you first start there is a reluctance from other high school coaches to accept you if you are not in the mold of a traditional high school coach.

“I experienced some of that. You have to keep you head down and work hard and earn the respect of the other coaches by how you coach, how your players play and how you conduct yourself.”

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A disappointing end for Cherry Creek

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA

In his 25 years as a high school football coach, Cherry Creek’s Dave Logan has experienced the agony of losses and the ecstasy of victories.

On Dec. 1 at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Logan watched his Bruins team never get rolling in a 24-14 loss to Valor Christian in the Class 5A state championship game.

“When your season ends, whether it is the first round of the playoffs or the last regular-season game of the season or the state championship game, if you don’t win that last game, you are disappointed,” Logan said.

“As disappointing as it is, you have to step up and say they played better.’’

Cherry Creek started slow offensively and missed tackles on defense, which allowed the Eagles to jump ahead and the Bruins could never catch up.

“We didn’t play our best game,” Logan said.

Creek could never establish much of a rushing game despite 35 attempts and averaged just 2.9 yards per rush.

The Bruins put together an 80-yard scoring drive in the second quarter to pull within six points of the Eagles and after yielding a 77-yard TD drive to Valor in the third quarter to fall behind 21-8, the Bruins appeared to be mounting a comeback when the Eagles came up with the play of the game.

Creek had the ball on the Valor

23-yard line with 2:43 left in the third period when the Eagles’ 6-foot-7 defensive lineman Roger Rosengarten tipped and intercepted a pass by Bruins quarterback Alex Padilla.

Instead of climbing back into the game and possibly trailing by a touchdown, the Bruins gave up a field goal and fell behind by 16 points.

Logan was quick to point out the interception as a key play in the game.

“We were moving the ball,” pointed out Logan. “If we go down and score there, it’s 21-15.”

Cherry Creek’s players quickly exited the stadium and were unavailable for comment.

Padilla, a senior who has committed to play at Iowa, connected

on 13-of-19 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown against Valor. For the season, Padilla was 169-245 for 1,935 yards and 24 TDs. Several of the statistical leaders this season were underclassmen.

Juniors Seamus Henderson and Jayle Stacks led the team in rushing.

Henderson had 853 yards and Stacks 815 yards. Sophomore Chase Pendry was the top receiver with 56 catches for 704 yards.

Junior Dade Bissel topped the total tackles chart with 109.

“I’m real proud of the kids,” said Logan, who has won state championships at Arvada West, Chatfield, Mullen and Cherry Creek. “We had a heck of a year. We just came up a little bit short.”

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“It was awesome to play for my dad.

I know my brothers accomplished a lot for this team. For the title game, our coaches had a good game plan to spread the ball out.”

McCaffrey led the offense with his passing and running as he completed 18 of 27 passes for 169 yards, including a perfect 7-yard TD pass to Lopez.

He ran for 68 yards and consistently kept plays alive with his elusive moves. Howell finished with 79 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns.

Keefe had eight catches for 88 yards.

The defense limited the Bruins to 103 yards rushing and 103 yards passing as Creek averaged just 3.7 yards per offensive play. Zemla had 12 total tackles and was in on two of the six sacks of Bruins’ quarterback Alex Padilla.

Valor put together 84- and 67-yard scoring drives to grab an early 14-0 lead.

Creek drove 80 yards in 14 plays with 3:16 left before halftime as Seamus Henderson scored on a 2-yard run. A bad snap for center on the extra point try was picked up by kicker Mac Willis who ran for the two-point conversion to trim the Valor lead to 14-8.

Five Valor penalties accounted for 53 yards on the Bruins’ scoring drive.

Valor went ahead 21-8 with a 77-yard drive capped by the Lopez catch of a McCaffrey pass with 4:51 to play in the third period.

However, Creek’s offense responded with a drive and had the ball at the Valor 23-yard line, but Padilla’s pass was tipped by Rosengarten. He pulled down the ball for an interception, and the Eagles turned the turnover into a 24-8 lead with Brian Brogan’s 32-yard field goal with 10:35 left in the game.

“We were moving the ball,” Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan said. “If we go down and score there, it’s 21-15. But when you play in the playoffs and play good teams, you have to play your best football and we congratulate them.

They played better than us.”

Rosengarten could sense it was time to make the play of the game.

“I knew I had to make a play for

Cherry Creek’s James Walker, Jr. gets pulled down by Valor Christian’s Jaden Murray as Chase Lopez (29) closes in. my team,” he said. “It was a clutch moment. I tried to get my rush on but their offensive linemen were very good.”

Creek (12-2) did manage another score thanks to another Valor mistake on a high snap on a punt, which set up the Bruins at the Valor 18-yard line.

Padilla then connected with Vance Brazile on an 18-yard TD pass to account for the final score with 4:58 still showing on the clock.

Padilla, a rival of Luke McCaffrey dating back to youth league games, wound up hitting on 13 of 19 passes for 103 yards and the one TD. Jayle Stacks was the top Bruins rusher with 71 yards on nine carries. Sophomore defensive back Myles Purchase led the defense with nine total tackles and linebacker Alex Pell had eight.

“We mixed up man and zone pass coverage and we knew we had to be strong up front because we would have to stop a powerful run game and we loaded the box at times,” said coach

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Valor Christian players and fans celebrate their 24-14 victory over Cherry Creek in the 5A state championship game at Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

McCaffrey, the former Denver Broncos wide receiver. “We are aggressive on defense and like to pin our ears back,

fly around and make plays. It was a great effort and all the credit goes to the kids.”

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Logan knows all about the adjustments first-year coaches need to make.

“My first year was 1993 as a head coach and we played Green Mountain in our first game and I ended up calling the same play three consecutive times because I brain-locked in terms of my play sheet and what I wanted to call,” he recalled. “Even though you’ve been around football a long time, there is a little bit of a learning curve for everybody.

“Whenever you take over a program, I don’t care how talented the program is, there’s a process involved. The players have to get to know you, get to know the new coaches. The job Ed and the staff has done is exceptional. They are talented for sure, but it takes more than talent to win games.”

McCaffrey felt welcomed in his debut season.

“In the beginning for me the big challenge was not failing the kids,” said McCaffrey. “I wanted them to have a good experience, learn the game, love each other, play for each other and I wanted to do the best job of preparing them and putting them in a position to win and have success on the field. So there was some pressure there at

the beginning.

“Everyone has been cool to me.

The other coaches in our league were awesome to me, very welcoming. I didn’t know if I would be accepted or not as the new guy. All I knew going into this is I love football, I wanted to coach. I realized I was blessed because I have a great group of kids.

“These kids were pretty special in terms of their hard work and selfishness so they made it pretty easy for me. So many of my coaches challenged me, they are incredible intelligent and they are in it for the right reasons to serve and share what they know about football with the young men that play for Valor.”

McCaffrey’s four sons played at Valor and were instrumental in the success of the Eagles football program. Max went on to play at Duke and saw action with NFL while Christian was a standout at Stanford and is playing for the Carolina Panthers. Dylan is a quarterback at Michigan.

Luke, who has committed to play at Nebraska, played his final football for Valor in the state title game and he was also influential in Ed taking over the Valor coaching reins.

“Lisa (Ed’s wife) and I are not going to know what to do with each other,” said McCaffrey. “One of the reasons I wanted to get into coaching at this time is because we will

be empty nesters and I will miss the boys being at home and they have moved all over the country and are living their lives.

“Luckily Luke is a lot smarter than me. It’s been tough on me pushing him. Those car rides home are long and he reminds me of all those mistakes I made as a coach but he has a strong disposition, personality. He’s the youngest of four brothers so he’s a pretty tough kid. I’m lucky to get to share this experience with him.”

Luke McCaffrey talks a lot to his dad about football.

“We talk all the time,” said Luke.

“We have a good relationship. We can challenge each other and uplift each other.”

Luke says he never felt any pressure from being the youngest of three talented older brothers coming from an athletic family and not once did he feel obligated to participate in athletics.

“They encouraged us no matter what we wanted to do,” said Luke.

“It just so happened we all found the same dream and wanted to pursue the same dream. It was really cool see us all bond together and grow closer and we grew up.”

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a message about ritual — several artworks include figures in clearly ritualistic dress, such as First Place winner “The Nurturer of Ghost Birds,” which Feld said “immediately grabbed my attention” to what at first might seem to be a portrait or pattern, but has a deeper meaning.

The First Place work, by Robyn Peterson, is a most engaging black-andwhite depiction of a stern, obviously ritualistic figure. One can almost hear drumbeats behind him and picture an unseen crowd in front of him. Further contemplation will perhaps surface an architectural image in one’s mind, where he might be surrounded by a massive structure and a gob-struck crowd.

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Third Place went to Johnny Plastini for his lithograph on paper: “Tachyons in Turbulence,” in warm yellow, oranges, browns — in motion. (Tachyon — a hypothetical particle that always moves faster than light.)

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highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 06, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6098545 Original Principal Amount $75,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $42,174.19

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 09/07/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0444-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 7, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Diversified 1, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) PFG FUND II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Leif Houkom Date of Deed of Trust October 27, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 31, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7123121 Original Principal Amount $337,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $337,500.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GREENWOOD MANOR, EXCEPT RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 IN BOOK 692 AT PAGE 268, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 5810 South Sherman Way, Centennial, CO 80121.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/07/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert A. Simpson #6458 Robert A Simpson Attorney at Law 4 465 Kipling Street, #200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 986-9446 Attorney File # 5810 S SHERMAN WAY The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-

Robert A. Simpson #6458 Robert A Simpson Attorney at Law 4 465 Kipling Street, #200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 986-9446 Attorney File # 5810 S SHERMAN WAY

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The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0444-2018 First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0457-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Cheryl L Humphrey and Monte E Humphrey Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pacific Republic Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 24, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 02, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3216993 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $129,173.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,097.31 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 23 AND 24, BLOCK 28, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4298 South Grant Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION/PHYSICAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/13/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2040501 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CHERRY HILLS NORTH FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3940 NASSAU CIRCLE WEST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

The South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of Plot 1, Block 2, McClairs Forest Hill, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

2720 South Emerson Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

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First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 17CO00183-2 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0457-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0488-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NICOLE M. HAMM AND JACK L. HAMM Original Beneficiary(ies) ING BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MTGLQ Investors, LP Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7062552 Original Principal Amount $930,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $929,999.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 2, CHERRY HILLS NORTH FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3940 NASSAU CIRCLE WEST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale

Public Trustees

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Nichole Williams #49611 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007741143 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0488-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0450-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 11, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Shelley Catherine Williamson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt West Coast Servicing, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 06, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6098545 Original Principal Amount $75,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $42,174.19 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of Plot 1, Block 2, McClairs Forest Hill, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 2720 South Emerson Street, Englewood, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt se-

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Public Trustees NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/09/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/11/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7174-840

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0450-2018 First Publication: 11/15/2018 Last Publication: 12/13/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0456-2018

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Kellee Jentz, Jeff Jentz Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LoanDepot.Com, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LoanDepot.Com, LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 10, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4061081 Original Principal Amount $301,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $284,125.79

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1, BLOCK 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of December 7, 2018violated as follows: failure to trust have been

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-837387-LL

LOT 1, BLOCK 3, FOREST PARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Also known by street and number as: 2798 East Jamison Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

Public Trustees

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/16/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/14/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Steven Bellanti #48306 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Croke #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-18-837387-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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Legal Notice NO.: 0456-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0468-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 21, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Louis A. Oswald, Ill, not personally but as Trustee on behalf of The Oswald Family Trust Original Beneficiary(ies) Citywide Banks Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citywide Banks Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2013 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D3117706 Original Principal Amount $1,131,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $977,313.03 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 4, Block 3, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, Littleton, CO 80123.

FIRST LIEN. Lot 4, Block 3, First Administrative Amendment Brookhaven at Columbine Valley, according to the Recorded Plat thereof and according to Affidavit of Correction Recorded January 10, 2001 under Reception No. B1004671, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

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Also known by street and number as: 15 Brookhaven Trail, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/23/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 803055500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60

Legal Notice NO.: 0456-2018 First Publication: 11/22/2018 Last Publication: 12/20/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Legal Notice NO.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Your right to know about governmental changes and decisions are embodied in these notices. This newspaper urges each citizen to read these public notices.

DATE: 09/21/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Britney D. Beall-Eder #34935 Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq. #15015 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 803055500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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Legal Notice NO.: 0468-2018 First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0491-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 3, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) NOEL D MILLER Original Beneficiary(ies) ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AMC2 Date of Deed of Trust November 14, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 27, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6166351 Original Principal Amount $326,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $349,230.28

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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 79, BLOCK 5, HERITAGE VILLAGE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Public Notices are a way for government agencies to get information to the public.

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IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Also known by street and number as: 5978 SOUTH EUDORA CT, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

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NOTICE OF SALE

First Publication: 11/29/2018 Last Publication: 12/27/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Also known by street and number as: 5978 SOUTH EUDORA CT, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/23/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7245-60

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Alison L Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019563

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0491-2018 First Publication: 12/6/2018 Last Publication: 1/3/2019 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/30/2019, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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TICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Private Legals: These include divorces, adoptions, property being sold by DATE:legals 10/03/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the

the Sheriff ’s office and salesofby storageState companies County Arapahoe, of Coloradoof abandoned property.

By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Government Legals: These legalsbusiness includetelephone new ornumchanged ordinances by the city The name, address, ber and bar registration number of the

or county; public hearings; requests for contracter bids on public buildings or land; attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: settlement payments for work performed those properties; salaries of government Lynn M. Janeway #15592 employees; and payments by governmental agencies; budgets and elections.

Alison Lmade Berry #34531 David R. Doughty #40042 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 18-019563

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